‘Fellow Travelers’: Jonathan Bailey Won’t Compete With Co-Star Matt Bomer in Golden Globes Race, Will Submit as Supporting (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comMarc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle Editor “Fellow Travelers” stars Jonathan Bailey and Matt Bomer will not be competing against each for a Golden Globe.
Sources tell me that Bailey has decided to submit for supporting actor in a limited series for his work in the Showtime series, clearing the way for Bomer to go for lead. “Fellow Travelers,” written by Ron Nyswaner and based on the Thomas Mallon novel of the same name, tells the story of a decades-long romance between a Washington D.C.
bureaucrat (Bomer) and a social activist (Bailey) as they navigate the changing times from the 1950s through the AIDS epidemic.
News of Bailey’s Globes decision comes just days after I caught up with the Brit actor on Nov. 16 in Los Angeles at the GQ Men of the Year party, where he talked about the impact of “Fellow Travelers.” “I’ve been reading messages [on social media],” he said. “There are extraordinary outpourings of people who are either in the closet or live in countries where it’s completely illegal.
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